Agency for international development, United States said Wednesday that it suspended from a non-profit receive new contracts due to an ongoing investigation of questionable practices government organization.
Office of the Inspector General of the USAID studied at the Academy of development education (EDA), which is based in the district. The 49-year contracts with the United States Government agencies and others to run programmes of economic and social development, education, non-profit group of health in approximately 150 countries.
AED is also one of USAID Afghanistan contractors, oversee programme of higher education of the Government agency in the war-torn country. For the past three years, she received the 109 million USAID Afghanistan work contracts.
First results by Office of the Inspector General "reveal evidence of serious misconduct, poor management and lack of internal controls and raise serious concerns business integrity," according to a statement from USAID.
AED has 65 USAID contract award approximately 640 million dollars, according to an official of the USAID.
The Agency said it provides complete "an immediate review internal"of "each program associated DEA." ""
Lars Anderson, a spokesman for the USAID said the suspension of the DEA "prevents from bidding on or to receive an additional of the Government of the United States price until the suspension is lifted or proceedings are instituted against the organization."
USAID said he decided to suspend the DEA after investigation of the Inspector General has begun in spring 2009 and "evidence of misconduct by DEA.
Investigation of the Inspector General involved work in two programs development and education in Pakistan, according to a statement, and Afghanistan DEA society published Wednesday.
"EDA cooperates with investigation [IG] and is committed to working with USAID on their general and specific concerns" DEA statement said.
The organization said that he made of the significant steps towards the strengthening of its project-monitoring, personnel and resources."
USAID has recently completed a $ 150 million in five years, with the EDA cooperation agreement after its Inspector General found evidence of fraud related to a program in Pakistan that has been designed to provide disaster relief, development of infrastructure, education and agricultural services, according to a recent report to Congress who do identify themselves by name society. A close source investigation confirmed that the company in the report of the EDA.
In this program of Pakistan, investigation of the Inspector General found report "proof of collusion between vendors and staff... too - from" for certain goods, according to the organization.
USAID has completed its work with the AED program and the group returned more than $92,000.
AED recently lost some of its top management page. Robert Murphy has replaced Deanna Trotter, who retires after 22 years with the group as Chief Financial Officer. And last month, Stephen f. Moseley, who had served as a DEA, President and Chief Executive for 23 years and is well-known worldwide non-profit, stated that he was going to retire next year.
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